Northrop Grumman (NOC) came out with quarterly earnings of $6.39 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.27 per share. This compares to earnings of $6.27 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 1.91%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this defense contractor would post earnings of $6.07 per share when it actually produced earnings of $7, delivering a surprise of 15.32%.Over the last four quarters, the c ...